LAST OF US / The last fishermen of the lake

The plot

The last fishermen of Lake Maggiore, a photograph of a vanishing world. On Lake Maggiore there are 25 remaining, the last professional fishermen who bring among themselves stories and ancient knowledge, almost forgotten. MARCO RODELLA (45) is one of the youngest fishermen left on Lake Maggiore to live solely on his passion: fishing. Life on the Fishermen's Island has changed quickly, Marco's memories of his grandfather are distant echoes. Marco wakes up every day at 2 a.m. and goes out on the boat on his own until he returns at 5 a.m. The rest of the day is made to rest and prepare the next day's fishing work. His friend IVAN SPADONI (48) is now a former fisherman. What’s left is passion and memories that the two share in a fishing museum. GIORGIO BROVELLI(60) has a business that carries on with the family, the days pass quickly between boat trips, the fish market and the family’s restaurant. Giorgio tries to train young boys at the job, but everyone leaves him alone at some point. Giorgio and Marco are distant relatives, but they hardly ever meet. They and the other fishermen live far apart on the same lake. They are a presence that becomes more and more silent. Despite everything, Marco doesn’t give up and keeps living on his catch, solitary on the waters, at night and in the evening, constantly looking for the freedom to live in nature and with nature. Last of us is a slow portrait of a life totally lived on the water of the lake, far from the noises of the modern world which takes over. Fishing is no longer what it used to be. Fishing is easier, but truly a reality with an uncertain destiny. In a journey of voices and stories, images of the past and photographs of the present, the last fishermen reveal themselves in their intimate secrets that, in the future, it is not known who will keep them again.

• Age Rating Teen(13+ years old)
• Running time 00:28:20 mins



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